Dr. Seuss, he is the bestHis books stand above the restYertle, Sneeches, fish red and blueCats and hats, Things One and TwoHis books help us learn to read(And everybody needs a thneed!)Oh, today, what a treat,Dr Seuss on Sunday Sweets!

Whenever I see one of those (intentionally) lopsided cakes, I always think of Dr. Seuss! It's nice that we can bring some of that whimsical world into ours. Now if automakers would just start making open-air cars with a separate cockpit for each person, then we could really start enjoying life! Oh, yeah, the safety issues. Well, we still have the cakes!

I'm a huge fan of your blog, read it everyday so I was thrilled to check in today and see my cake! The cake by Glenda was designed by her for my baby shower and entered into at least one competition which is where it looks like this picture is taken. I still have the fondant characters, three years later! I have no idea how she made the stripes but it was gorgeous and yummy!

I love them all, thought the Oh The Places You'll Go cake was adorable<3 These are particularly welcome after spending four and a half hours dressed up as the Cat in the Hat, playing and taking pictures with small children. I'm having Dr Seuss story cravings :)

Just guessing on the stripes: I suspect there's an undercoat of fondant to build on, then the stripes either cut and placed on or painted on with very well-done edges, and then the seams/edges covered by that thin strip/roll of black, which could be piped, fondant, or even sugar veil.

Is it possible that the one hanging from the ceiling isn't a "real" cake? Maybe it's rice crispie stuff covered with fondant. They do that a lot on those cake shows on tv. It would be heavy, but a lot easier to stick together than actual cake. Or could it be styrofoam? Or a pinata? That was my 5-yo son's reaction.

Okay, here's my theory on the upside down cake. I think they cut a whole in the center of each cake, then, starting with the smallest cake, put it on a plate with a chain through the center that goes through the cake above it and the one above that... So, each cake actually has a plate at the bottom (which looks like the top of each cake) that attaches to the very top.

I'm the maker of the hanging cake :) Thanks for sharing Jen and thanks for all the lovely comments.

The hanging cake is based on a very special internal structure that I am luckly enough to have an engineer for a father and he designed. :) The bottom tier is the only tier that has to be fake... if that helps with any of the mystery. That should hopefully help with the questions about how do you cut it too :)

HOLY CRAP! Love these cakes! And it makes me soooo happy that everyone spelled his name correctly! With my name being so close in spelling, I got a lot of people asking if I was related when I was little so it does my heart proud when people spell his name right. :)

Am I the only one who feels slightly gipped by one of the cakes being a repeat from last year's Seuss-themed post? They are amazing though - love the upside down cake! Chrissie - I'm just wondering, by "bottom layer" do you mean the smallest or the biggest?

I am surprised to see how many cakes the Lorax made it onto. I LOVE the Lorax, I also have the entirety of the book memorized. No, I didn't sit there and try to memorize it, it just happened due to my occupation...

For those who have expressed interest in a gravity defying cake I saw this thing called the cake stacker (google it). It allows them to be secured without tipping over. I so want one!! Although my decorating styling is limited to cupcakes since I don't want to end up on this blog...

This is Glenda Goodwitch - The stripes are fondant. The seams between the colors are hidden with the black fondant rope. Where the stripe meets on the bottom tier the door is positioned and on the top tier the tree is covering the seam. Somewhere on YouTube I do have a video on making the stripes for my cake club.

These are all wonderful. As for the striped one, I bet she tacked the stripes (well, rings more likely) to a sheet of white fondant, than ran it all through a sheeter to compress it. That would also explain why the stripes aren't perfectly straight.

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